Medieval FortificationsLeicester University Press, 1990 - 233 pages The author considers the period from the introduction of the castle by the Normans to the accession of the Tudors and adopts a broadly thematic approach. The book provides a synthesis of what has been learnt about the development, form and function of British castles through excavations since 1945. |
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Page 78
... half of the following century . The remains of a large D - shaped or half - moon structure of the later thirteenth century can be seen at Goodrich , Herefordshire , and the Tower of London had a similar arrangement . At Alnwick in ...
... half of the following century . The remains of a large D - shaped or half - moon structure of the later thirteenth century can be seen at Goodrich , Herefordshire , and the Tower of London had a similar arrangement . At Alnwick in ...
Page 92
... half of a turning - bridge when it was in the ' up ' position . The outer half of the pit formed , therefore , a major obstacle to an assault on the entrance . A further , but smaller , drawbridge pit was excavated in the main gatehouse ...
... half of a turning - bridge when it was in the ' up ' position . The outer half of the pit formed , therefore , a major obstacle to an assault on the entrance . A further , but smaller , drawbridge pit was excavated in the main gatehouse ...
Page 101
... half of the bailey has led to the suggestion that the castle was divided into households , the de Boulers family occupying the western part of the bailey , with its first floor hall . There seems to have been an equivalent building for ...
... half of the bailey has led to the suggestion that the castle was divided into households , the de Boulers family occupying the western part of the bailey , with its first floor hall . There seems to have been an equivalent building for ...
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